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typeId: term
recordId: immutable-document
fields:
  title: Immutable Document
  definition: A document whose identity is content-addressed and whose contents
    should not mutate. Changes produce a new content identity.
  order: 790
  usage:
    - Package documents, schema documents, descriptor snapshots, and signed
      claims are typically immutable.
  sourceDocument: /home/johnb/Downloads/benac_terms_and_definitions_v0_1.md
  sourceVersion: 0.1 Terminology Draft
  sourceDate: 2026-05-02
  sourceSections:
    - 8. Document, replication, and local store terminology
---
